Parade College is a

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secondary school for boys. It is located across two campuses in the northern suburbs of

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, Australia; one at Bundoora; the other, away, at Preston. The school is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia and the

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History

Parade College was founded by four Christian Brothers in January 1871. They had taught for two years in a small school behind St Francis’ Church in Lonsdale Street before moving into the bluestone building in Victoria Parade. Hence the name Parade College. About one hundred boys enrolled on the first day and this number grew steadily over the years until it became necessary in 1953 to move the junior classes to a site newly acquired by the Old Paradians Association at Alphington. In 1968 further expansion was necessary and the college moved to a site of 80 acres on Plenty Road, Bundoora. In January 2009, Parade College officially opened their Preston Campus for Years 7–12. In 2021, the school celebrated their 150th anniversary with a commemorative logo and a screening based on the school's rich history at Westfield Plenty Valley in 2022. In 2022, the school announced that the Preston Campus would become Year 10–12 only. This would take place after all the current Year 7–9 students finished. In July 2021, Parade College announced a partnership with English Premier League side

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to build a football program for selected students starting from the 2022 academic year. At the end of 2022, the school announced the implementation of Nolan House, to join the main four houses at the start 2023. Students from Year 7 and 8 in 2022 were given the opportunity to move and join the house. The school will admit female students for the first time from 2025 for its Tertiary Pathways Program, which provides direct entry into a range of undergraduate courses at

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Curriculum

Parade College offers its senior students the

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(VCE).

Sport

Parade College is a founding member of the

(ACC).

ACC premierships

Parade College has won the following ACC premierships. * Athletics (17) – 1912, 1913, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1992, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Basketball (16) – 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2022, 2023 * Cricket (15) – 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 * Cricket T20 (3) – 2019, 2020, 2021 * Cross Country (4) – 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992 * Football (25) – 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2023 * Handball (9) – 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1952 * Hockey (3) – 2003, 2004, 2010, 2022 * Soccer (3) – 1994, 2001, 2002 * Swimming (12) – 1936, 1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1997 * Tennis (16) – 1953, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2020

Notable alumni

Alumni of Parade College are known as Old Paradians. *

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player and coach for the Collingwood in VFL. * General

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References

External links

Parade College, Bundoora

Old Paradians
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